clothes i - by vincent huang - a slice of my mind

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(prologue, april 2024) Q: vincent you need to stop wearing free t-shirts and basketball shorts every day you look like garbage V: oh V: so how do i buy clothes i’ve never done it before B: you go to. a clothes store. L: all my clothes come from the uniqlo across the bridge lol T: i asked my guy friend, here’s his advice - only buy in-person. only walk into a store with a decision tree of what you're going to get and under what conditions. make sure the shirt doesn't highlight belly bulge + that the shoulder seam is at the edge of the shoulder blade where the delts start. get slim pants and classic cut pants. must know his true waist measurement and leg length beforehand (easy to measure at home with a string+ruler or soft measuring tape). also go to a shoe store. each store trip should take about 30 minutes irl V: ok sorry i’m going to ignore all of this and just walk around stores with no plan tomorrow (at a store) V: ok i went to a clothes store for the first time in my life and then

expect part ii in like a year or however long it takes me to get better at thinking about clothes (prologue, april 2024) Q: vincent you need to stop wearing free t-shirts and basketball shorts every day you look like garbage V: oh V: so how do i buy clothes i’ve never done it before B: you go to. a clothes store. L: all my clothes come from the uniqlo across the bridge lol T: i asked my guy friend, here’s his advice - only buy in-person. only walk into a store with a decision tree of what you're going to get and under what conditions. make sure the shirt doesn't highlight belly bulge…

clothes i - by vincent huang - a slice of my mind

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